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The 710 said:
get all three!
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you sure you're allowed to have those in Cali? :D I thought the laws there were even worse than Jersey when it came to fun things :p
 
Has anyone heard from Greybush? Did he get squared up the folks that bought knives?
 
TheWambo said:
you sure you're allowed to have those in Cali? :D I thought the laws there were even worse than Jersey when it came to fun things :p
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I have been told by several cops that anybody can walk around with a machete in a sheath on on a belt, the moment you threaten someone with it, it becomes a felony. so if you are using it as a tool you can walk around with it all day long.
 
The 710 said:
I have been told by several cops that anybody can walk around with a machete in a sheath on on a belt, the moment you threaten someone with it, it becomes a felony. so if you are using it as a tool you can walk around with it all day long.
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Yup, we can open carry fixed blades no problem as long as we don't conceal them. Our laws are pretty lax on folders too just no switchblades or gravity knives w/ blades over 2 inches. It's all about intent.
 
Well unfortunately round these parts (least where I live, not so much up at school) they kind of assume intent to do harm. Which is BS in my opinion, but the issue is probably compounded by being a shifty looking bearded almost 20 year old :D NJ (to my knowledge) don't have anything on the books against openly carrying a fixed blade knife (only that a person under 18 may not posses or purchase one) but I think NY may have something about fixed blades over a certain length.
 
The 710 said:
I have been told by several cops that anybody can walk around with a machete in a sheath on on a belt, the moment you threaten someone with it, it becomes a felony. so if you are using it as a tool you can walk around with it all day long.
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Yeah right !! til 5 yrs ago I was native so cal and have friends in LE there... unless laws have changed for the better (which we know isn't true).. there was a 4" law.. that cop is clueless as are most LE in regards to knife laws in their state, there is NO WAY I would risk my freedom carrying around a monster blade because some cop told me it was okay, that's bad advice, period..

I know in frisco, oakland and los angeles the law is 3"...

ETA:... I kinda live by a 4" limit regardless of where I'm at, but laws can vary greatly from county to county and are so vague can be confusing to LE.. I think in any public buildings throughout the state of CA you have a 4" law limit and 2.5" in schools... Folders can be any length if concealed, so I guess if your pocket clip is exposed where it can be seen then 'legally' you could go to jail.. again knife laws are a joke and to vague to be taken to seriously (in my opinion), again I just use the 4" length philosophy everywhere I go...
 
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TheWambo said:
Well unfortunately round these parts (least where I live, not so much up at school) they kind of assume intent to do harm. Which is BS in my opinion, but the issue is probably compounded by being a shifty looking bearded almost 20 year old :D NJ (to my knowledge) doesn't have anything on the books against openly carrying a fixed blade knife (only that a person under 18 may not posses or purchase one) but I think NY may have something about fixed blades over a certain length.
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EDIT: never-mind after re-reading some legal material I have discovered that in either NJ or NY they can basically screw you for anything they want.
 
mrn8 said:
OK, flashlight-heads: Fenix LD20 or PD32 for a pocket-carry light?
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Microstream! It's the Official light of the BeckerHeads.


If you want something a bit bigger... I picked up a V2 from LED Lenser for like $16 and it's DAMN impressive. Both super bright (100 lumens) and a "Night" mode of red light.
 
Battle Creek Knives said:
Yeah right !! til 5 yrs ago I was native so cal and have friends in LE there... unless laws have changed for the better (which we know isn't true).. there was a 4" law.. that cop is clueless as are most LE in regards to knife laws in their state, there is NO WAY I would risk my freedom carrying around a monster blade because some cop told me it was okay, that's bad advice, period..

I know in frisco, oakland and los angeles the law is 3"...
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There are a bunch of gardeners that carry machetes, the only thing I now that is illegal are the asisst blades and those are only legal with a 2" blade. I've walked around with my cold steel bushman folder on my belt with a leather sheath I made. Never been questioned... I live in Tracy, ca so its kinda country with a little city life. When I lived in Campbell, ca I used to walk on a trail almost everyday with my bk7 and no one every looked at me twice
 
Chameleonbear said:
In a completely unrelated and random note:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_b39c3370-ab09-5e61-b759-d5b6b10634db.html

Half way down is where I was interviewed.
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Very cool. The link and this quotation need to go in the database. Bladite?

Jared Karlin, 30, a sign language interpreter in St. Louis, began collecting knives when he was about 12. He now has nearly three dozen fixed and folding blades for which he paid a total of about $5,000.

“I’m not carrying a knife as a weapon,” Karlin emphasized. “I carry it as a tool. I use it daily for some of the most mundane stuff you can imagine — from cleaning under my fingernails, to cutting open that blister pack from the big box store, to opening the mail. I’m always finding a use for it.”

He recently used his knife to help in an emergency.

He was driving with his mother in north St. Louis County and came upon a car that had crashed into an Interstate 270 barrier.

When an off-duty firefighter asked for something with which to pry open a car window, Karlin was ready. He handed over his Becker 3, a sturdy, 7-inch fixed blade used for prying doors and breaking glass. The firefighter broke open a window, cut the victim’s seat belt and pulled him from the car. The crash victim survived.
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L4NE4 said:
Tactical is a verb not a noun thats why I didnt want to use that word
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uhmmm... tactical is an adjective. :p

I like the looks of that Warlock. I've got an M-18 on order. And I'm really partial to my Siegle.

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How cool is that?? and to have the tool (knife) specifically mentioned is off the charts...
When we got into our accident I so wanted to use my delica 4 to cut someones seat belt off (sick and twisted I know).. to no avail everyone's came off with the click of the button.. except the wifes..

I'm afraid even the BK3 wouldn't have helped in my wife's situation...
 
You just got a little tingle down there, didn't you?
 
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